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German Law Firm
Represents SS Officer

Buenos Aires (JTA) — A Ger-
man law firm has decided to rep-
resent former SS Capt. Erich
Priebke for free when he goes to
trial on war crimes charges in
Italy.
Heinrich Wirtz, a partner in
the Berlin firm of Anwaltsburo
Andreas Schultz, arrived in the
Andean resort town of San Car-
los di Bariloche, where Priebke
awaits extradition to Italy. "We
think Mr. Priebke is innocent,"
said Mr. Wirtz, who added, "We
shall help him free of charge as a
matter of humanity."
"We are not Nazis," Mr. Wirtz
said. "We do this because this
might be the last case involving
Germans in relation to the war."
Mr. Wirtz added that Mr.
Priebke had contacted the Berlin
law firm on the "recommendation
of his many friends in Berlin."
Sergio Widder, representative
of the Simon Wiesenthal Center
in Argentina, said he was sur-
prised by these developments.
"We don't know who these peo-
ple are," he said, adding that he
could not say "who is behind this
unexpected help to a Nazi war
criminal."
Mr. Priebke could be flown to
Rome from Argentina before the
end of the month to face what is
expected to be an emotional and
painful trial before a military tri-
bunal.
Tullia Zevi, president of the
Union of Italian Jewish commu-
nities, said the extradition would
be "positive for the image of both
Italy, which seeks justice for its
victims, and for Argentina, which
in the past showed too much tol-
erance in accepting and support-
ing tens, if not hundreds, of Nazis
and escaping fascists."
Argentina's Supreme Court
ruled Nov. 2 that Mr. Priebke be
extradited to Italy to stand trial
for his involvement in the 1944
massacre of 335 Romans — 75 of
them Jewish — at the Ardeatine
Caves south of Rome.
The massacre, which was or-
dered in reprisal for the killing
by partisans of 33 German sol-
diers, is regarded as the worst
war crime committed on Italian
soil.
The Argentine Supreme Court
decision overturned an appeals
court ruling three months ago re-
fusing extradition.
Legal disputes delayed the for-
mal ruling to extradite Mr.
Priebke for a 18 months.
Mr. Priebke was unmasked in
May 1994 by an ABC-TV news
team in Bariloche.
He has lived openly in the
town under his own name since
1948.
Mr. Priebke, who has been un-

der house arrest in Argentina
since May 9, is awaiting the ar-
rival of an Italian police unit that
will accompany him to Italy.
According to local reports, Mr.
Priebke's health is deteriorating.
His doctor maintained that he
fell into a state of depression in
the wake of the Supreme Court
ruling, adding that Mr. Priebke
has high blood pressure and is
suffering from senility.
But Argentine Justice Minis-
ter Rodolfo Barra, who was in
Italy to meet with Italian officials
about Mr. Priebke's case, dis-
missed reports that Mr. Priebke
was too ill to be extradited.
Italian officials welcomed the
Argentine court's ruling to ex-
tradite Mr. Priebke.
Mr. Priebke has admitted tak-
ing part in the massacre, but said
he was just following orders and
would have been killed himself if
he had refused to participate.

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Jerusalem (JTA) — Israeli For-
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discuss developing bilateral re-
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scheduled to be featured at a re-
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